The Crucible

"The Crucible" which was written by Arthur Miller, is a shocking look into the events of a tragic period early in history that America will not likely forget. The setting of "The Crucible" is that it takes place in the Puritan community of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The story revolves around the Salem Witch Trials. John Proctor is facing a moral dilemma. It turns out that Abigail Williams, Proctor's former servant girl and mistress, along with several other young girls, were caught out in the woods dancing naked and practicing witchcraft.

In Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, many innocent people were arrested and hanged for witchcraft. Playwright Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in 1953. In this play, he tells about the characters involved and what happened during these harsh times. This event is known as the Salem Witch Trials. As many as 19 people were killed because of a group of girls trying to save their good name. In The Crucible, many of the characters lie to preserve their reputation which leads to the death of many innocent people.

In the fictional play, "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, he writes about the time in which the Salem witch trials were taking place. The Play starts with the fear of witchcraft entering the town of Salem. Over time the problem of witchcraft grows fiercely in Salem and many were killed. Throughout the play Miller shows how the characters base a very serious crime on extremely minimal evidence. The entire play is based on the opinion of a group of teen girls without any actual evidence, which lead to many falsely accused people to be condemned to die.

“The Crucible” written by Arthur Miller, is a play about witchcraft, in a town called Salem. It is a true story of how the towns fear turned into a frightening scene. Even though not every detail is factual, it is similar to what happened back in 1692. It all started with a couple of girls play games and having fun.

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is based on witchcraft in Salem Massachusetts in 1962. A group of girls claim to see the devil and blamed innocent people. Envy, greed, and fear were events that lead to serious consequences. Three people who caused this was Abigail Williams, Thomas Putnam, and John Proctor.

The Crucible is set during the Salem Witch trials in the 17th century. Miller explores the consequences of the hysteria and fear of the religious - based small town of Salem. When a group of young girls led by Abigail Williams danced in the forest and started the Witch

McCarthy’s rule over America’s conscious was carried out with an iron fist while he served as a Republican U.S. Senator of Wisconsin from 1947-1957. He spent five years trying to single out accused communists and other left-wing loyalty risks in the United States government, thus exposing what he thought were traitors and spies that were lurking on our homeland after the post-World War II era. McCarthy’s main tactic of control during this time was fear. Suspicions and hyper attacks were common, and the fear that was instilled bordered on baseless accusations, testimony with the support of secret evidence, and partial trial

In the year 1692, the quiet town of Salem, Massachusetts went into utter turmoil as accusations of witchcraft ran rampant throughout the town resulting in multiple deaths. Arthur Miller's, The Crucible, depicts the events that took place in Salem that year. A group of young girls dancing in the forest sparked the fears of many. The girls feared punishment, the ministers and priests feared the devil, and the people feared witches, so they all lied. Lying is a major theme in this play. Characters in The Crucible use lies out of fear with the hopes of gaining power over others.

The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, is a chronological narrative including a large cast of characters with a constantly moving setting.* The Crucible is a dramatization of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and an allegory of the McCarthyism period. Throughout the play, Miller explores the destruction of freedom by the ignorant and tyrannical society in which his characters live.* By exhibiting how easily a member of the community can become an outcast, Arthur Miller displays social criticism in the Puritan society as well as in today's society in The Crucible.

The Crucible was based in 1692 in and around the town of Salem, Massachusetts, USA. The Salem witch-hunt was view as one of the strangest and most horrendous chapters in the human history. People that were prosecuted were all innocent and their deaths were all due to false accusation of people’s ridiculous belief in superstition and their paranoia. The Puritans in those times were very strict in personal habits and morality; swearing, drunkenness and gambling would be punished. The people of Salem believed in the devil and thought that witchcraft should be hunted out.

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a famous play which was written in the early 1950’s. The Crucible is a play based upon the events in 1692, which led to the ‘Salem Witch Trials’, a series of hearings before local magistrates to prosecute over 150 people accused of witchcraft. This was due to the hysteria caused by a group of girls accusing innocent people of witch craft. The play was set in Salem, Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. Salem was a very isolated and puritanical community, so their biggest fear was the devil and witchcraft. A person being accused of witchcraft was the worst thing possible in this society.

The play, ‘The Crucible”, takes place in 17th century Salem, Massachusetts. It takes place during a period where there was a number of witchery rumors which led to a witch trial. During these trials, the only thing that kept some people alive and out of accusation was their reputation and religious background which shows the amount of intolerance the town of Salem has.

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an interpretation of the Salem witch trials of 1692 in Puritan Massachusetts in which religion, justice, individuality and dignity play a vital role. These factors define the characteristics of many of the most significant characters in the play. Some of them being John Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, Reverend Hale, Danforth and many others. The Salem witch trials were a result of the lack of expression of individuality and the fact that no individual could expect justice from the majority culture as a result of the deterioration of human dignity in the Puritan society of Salem.

The Crucible is a play by Arthur Miller about the Salem witch trials, written in 1953 as an allegory to the McCarthy “witch hunts” against communism. Both the Salem and McCarthy “witch hunts” created a “mob mentality” through fear that led to trials against the accused. The girls in The Crucible, when they were discovered dancing naked in the woods and having fits, claimed that witches were responsible for their “sickness.” The powerful personality of one of the girls, Abigail, created a kind of hysteria in the other girls that led them to point fingers at specific women in Salem.

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a historical play set in 1962 in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts. As you may know, you've all placed your trust in the words and actions of someone close to you. And what do they do? They betray you! It's rarely justified, and can happen to the best of us. Based on authentic records of witchcraft trials in the seventeenth-century this play explains how a small group of girls manage to create a massive panic in their town by spreading accusations of witchcraft. These rumors in turn are the causes that many citizens are hung for. This essay will show how the lies and betrayal of a few individuals eventually leads to the downfall of Salem and its society.